Jamaica vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, male
Jamaica
5.84 years
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
5.8 years
in 2024
Jamaica rank
113th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
110th
School life expectancy, primary, male over time
- Jamaica
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.84 years against 5.8 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 113th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 110th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.47 years | 5.66 years | 0.8103 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 6.19 years | 5.95 years | 0.2428 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 5.73 years | 0.0998 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 5.67 years | 5.69 years | 0.0221 years | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 5.73 years | 5.9 years | 0.1684 years | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 5.54 years | 5.81 years | 0.2732 years | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Jamaica or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Jamaica, at 5.84 years against 5.8 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Jamaica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.04 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 113th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 110th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release